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Ubuntu Hacks is your one-stop source for all of the community knowledge you need to get the most out of Ubuntu: a collection of 100 tips and tools to help new and experienced Linux users install, configure, and customize Ubuntu. With this set of hacks, you can get Ubuntu Linux working exactly the way you need it to. 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In writing this book, it is clear that the authors have put in a lot of hard work in covering all facets of configuring this popular Linux distribution which makes this book a worth while buy.\" -- Ravi Kumar, Slashdot.org","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780596527204","publication_date":"20060718","publisher":"O'Reilly Media","slug":"ubuntu-hacks","subtitle":"Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux","title":"Ubuntu Hacks"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"COM046080","confidence_band":"high","label":"Mainframe & Midrange OS","score":0.8852,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"COM046070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Linux Systems","score":0.8193,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"COM046030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"UNIX Systems","score":0.7971,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"COM046080","confidence_band":"high","label":"Mainframe & Midrange 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